kemiri
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Indonesian kemiri, from Malay kemiri.
Noun[edit]
kemiri
Usage notes[edit]
- The taxonomic name Aleurites moluccanus is grammatically correct and is used e.g. by the Encyclopedia of Life and English Wikipedia. However, Aleurites moluccana is historically more widely used.
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay kemiri, from Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kemiri (first-person possessive kemiriku, second-person possessive kemirimu, third-person possessive kemirinya)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: kemiri
Further reading[edit]
- “kemiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Austronesian *kamiri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kemiri (Jawi spelling کميري, informal 1st possessive kemiriku, 2nd possessive kemirimu, 3rd possessive kemirinya)
- candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus).
- Synonyms: buah keras, keminting
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kemiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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